William james parker



PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908. W. J, PARKER. ATTACHMENT FOR GORSETS AND OTHERGARMBNTS APPLICATION FILED JUNE1D,1907.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM JAMES PARKER, OF WANDIN SOUTH, VICTORIA,AUSTRALIA.

ATTACHMENT FOB GOBSETB AND OTHER GARMENTS.

No. 882,412. Specification o Letters Patent. Patented March 17, 1908.

Applicafion filed June 10, 1907. Serial No. 378,216.

To all whomit may concern:

itknown that I, WILLIML- Jam-3s PARKER, a subject of the of Greatnew anduseful Improvements in Attach-- ments to Corsets and other Garments; andI do hereb declare the following to be a-fnll, clear, an exactdescription of the inventwn;

such'as will enable others skilled in-the-art to .which it appertains tomake and use thesame.

Vearers of corsets complain that :whalebones or other stripsofmaterialused asstifieners therein are apt to break at the waist line, and thathard broken-ends or points of the said material rotrude thro h thefabric of the corset an hurt the wearer. Sundry shields have beendevised in conseuence, but each has in some respect fallen s on of whatis desirable; for exam lo a shield consisting itself of a series of walebone or metal arallel stiffening strips. incased in fabric oes notpossess the advan tags of my device.

' y invention relates to an attachment to be worn within the corset torevent the said breakages it also has these 0 aracteristics 1. It isthin, smooth light and suificiently flexible; so that it does notneedlessly increase the girth, nor prevent adequate bending. 2. Itprovides for ampleventilation, thus cousin less heat' and it allows of avariation 0 *sha e un er strain. 3. It is readily supported by thewearer in comfort, and without causing pain tends to give desiredcontour to the The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawingsin which F1gure 1 is a perspective view in outline showing a corset wornwith shields. Fig. 2 shows an elevation and Fig. 3 a pers active of ashield on a larger scale than ig. 1.

' 4 shows a detail, m section.

he invention is not limited to the design illustrated as some variationsmay be used while keeping to essential features of my device.

In these views a. is a moderately flexible plate of springy leather, orother suitable material, molded or formed into such curves that at lineb which is somewhat higher than the middle of the height of the plate,it will fit close to the narrowest pert of the waist.

This curved late extending a shorter distance above t an belowv line b,and of truncated cone shape has the part above waist level I) marked c,and that beneath it (1. The plate is of even thickness ordinarilyexceptthat its outer edges a are tapered or skivcd so as to be thin as seen inFi 4. This thinning reduces the stiffness and strength of the plate atits edges and allows these. edges to end readily under strain. In orderthat plate a shall fit close to the body, it is given the-desired curvesfor that purpose, so that the-curve on line f Fig. 1, above level 6, isnearer to vertical, than that on line g below it: Extra de thand breadthof lower partd enables the atter to take a more firm and comfortableseat on the hip of the wearer, while short height in part c facilitatesadequate: bending; by the wearer. latter bends no heavy strain can besuddenly a plied on the central or waist level or zone 0 the lplate, asthe strain will be in part resisted y the fore and rear side strips h, iof the plate; and along the top of the plate there is also a. strip orzone w iich assists in the said resistance. The plate lower zone I:will. be under less curving strain when the wearer bends; it actsmaterially as a fulcrum or support and distributes on the hip thepressure the bending cans Series of slots, shown parallel andhorizontal, at Z and m are provided in the late below and above thewaist line. one elo ated, transverse-01 equivalent-slots are or several)urposes and particularly two, to allow the p ate to readily vary itsshape somewhat when worn, till it acquires a form which will better andmore comfortably fit the wearers figure and corset under the pressure ofthe latter, than when the plate is new; and secondly to allow of a moresuitable variation of shape when the wearer bends, than would bepossible if the plate were unperforated. Such bending may temporarilyclose or 0 en the slots more or less in my device. dditionalperforations are added for ventilation if desired.

In some cases, if desired, deviccsfor attaching the plates to the insideof the corset g take the form of eye holes a, by which the Elfltfi issewed on-thc side holes only, or the ottom holes only being used in somecases to allow the plate suitnbh! day and adjustment. in other cases thep ate is summrtcd by pockets or the like of any suitable form When theinside the comet so that the plates can be put Y on 'or taken out at anymoment at W111.

oshows an angular pocket for a plate lower corner, and p a horizontalpocket for the whole lower edge of a plate. It has been V found on trialthatarectangular form of plate I;-with;i2ges as dotted at r, Fig. 2,will also actsaf actor .My shield may be attached when desired fto,other. garmentsg'and although a e le homogeneous piece of leather ormateria is used-jas. above specified, yet leather m a plurality ofsheets permanentl cemented tr-gether to form asingle sheet might be usedI 'in'some cases.

' What I do.claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atentof the United States is 1'. Aflexible sbieldfor corsets, composedof asheet of thin spr' material of truncated conical form, curv tofitagainst the wearels body, and extending above and below the waistline of the corset, but a greater distanoe below than above said waistline, hav- 25. ing elongated transverse slots, and skived .or taperededges to give flexibility thereto,

substantially as described.

2. An attachment for corsets composed of a single curved piece ofspringy leather slotted parallel to the waist line to allow ofad'ustment of form during wear, and variations of form durin bending,and extending above said waist e and also a greater distance below it,substantially as described.

3. An attachment for corsets composed of a single curved resilient pieceof perforated leather with skived edges and of a trlmcated conical formada ted to extend above and below the waist line, but a greater distancebelow said line than above it, and having parallel slots both above andbelow said line, substantially as described.

4. A corset dprovided with pockets, and a shield adapte said shieldcomposed of a single curved'fre sil ent piece 0 erforated leather withskived edges and o a truncated conical form adapted to extend above andbelow the waist line, but a greater distance below said line than aboveit, and having parallel slots both above and below said line,substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the resence of twowitnesses.

I JAMES PARKER.

Witnesses:

G. G. Toner, B. M. Lows.

to be held in said pockets,

